Monica J Peak, MA, ALC, NCC
Supervised by Leslie Weaver, LPC-S
6475 Spanish Fort Blvd Ste E
Spanish Fort, Alabama 36527
(251) 232-2396
info@gc.family
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Gulf Coast Family Services - Spanish Fort, Alabama
Clinical Mental Health Counselor
ADHD Testing & Treatment
ASD Testing & Treatment
Parent Trainings
Teacher Trainings
Individuals
Children, Adolescents, & Adults
Family Mediator
Administrative and consulting services
Graphic Design and social media services
Quickbooks online and bookkeeping services
Owner of TheGulfCoastEvents.com
Created and maintain the website designed to provide families and individuals with updated information on events and activities across the Gulf Coast.
Produce an online newspaper through Twitter to promote events and businesses in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida.
Travel, photography, create content and more using various platforms of social media to show off what the Gulf Coast has to offer.
Abbi Glines Publishing, LLC - Fairhope, Alabama
Business Management, Operations & Marketing Director
Managed finances, administration, human resources, online store, marketing, and operations.
Responsibility for creating administrative systems, hiring, training, and managing employees and contractors.
Handled financial planning, budgeting, bookkeeping, and payroll.
Created product lines, graphics, marketing campaigns, etc.
Managed the website, social media promotions, wrote web and promotional content, wrote and scheduled blog posts.
Handled event Planning, scheduling, research, and more
Baldwin County School System - Baldwin County, Alabama
Substitute Teacher
A substitute teacher in all grade levels, however, I worked primarily with Junior High and High School classes. Held a long-term substitute position with Gulf Shores High School where I taught a technology class. Students learned how to set up and maintain a blog website, photo and video editing, business social media practices, how to monetize a website, and more.
A Taste of New Orleans, LLC - Fairhope, Alabama
Owner
A Taste of New Orleans, LLC was a full-service restaurant where we served a variety of New Orleans cuisine.
Developed the concept, the business plan, handled the recipes and menu, responsible for the finances, special events, marketing, ran the operation alone for two years before hiring full and part-time staff, along with various other responsibilities involved in the daily operations, planning, and development.
Monica J. Tucker Childcare - Fairhope, Alabama
Owner & Childcare Provider
Responsible for administration of the business, licensing, finances, etc.
Provided childcare daily for children from six weeks old through preschool.
DailyAccess.Com - Mobile, Alabama
Account Executive/Relationship Manager
Responsible for maintaining a valuable working relationship with Owners, Presidents, and Human Resource Directors who managed the 401K plan for their company.
Assisted approximately 25-35 executive offices in understanding their plans, uploading their 401K information via the internet, technical difficulties, and various other customer service issues.
Client relations were handled via telephone calls, emails, and the internet.
Handled various aspects of staffing and payroll along with administrative duties.
Presented and developed a database with Microsoft Access to create a more efficient system for data entry, processing payroll & staffing needs, and maintaining records.
Foster-Wheeler Constructors - Chickasaw, Alabama
Human Resources and Safety Administrative Assistant
Responsible for maintaining the staffing needs of the Fabrication Shop, accepting applications, conducting drug testing, scheduling necessary welding tests, interviewing potential employees, processing employees who were hired and/or fired, conducted safety training, and managed the safety office throughout the day caring for any employee who came into the office with an injury.
ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Retail/Customer Service Desk - 4 years experience
Administrative Assistant - 4 years experience
Childcare Provider/Nanny - 10+ years experience
EDUCATION
Auburn University at Montgomery - Montgomery, Alabama - May 2022
Education Specialist - Clinical Mental Health Counseling with a focus on Special Education
Liberty University - Lynchburg, Virginia - August 2017 - August 2020
Master of Arts - Clinical Mental Health Counseling
University of Mobile - Mobile, Alabama - May 1996 - December 1997
Coursework toward a Masters in Business Administration
University of Mobile - Mobile, Alabama - August 1992 - May 1996
Bachelors Degree - Psychology/Business Administration
PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS
Domestic Violence Mediation Training - Mediation CLE, Inc.
Family Mediation Training - Mediation CLE, Inc.
Civil Mediation Training - Mediation CLE, Inc.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Psi Chi - International Honor Society in Psychology - 1993
American Counseling Association - 2017
Alabama Counseling Association - 2017
Alabama Association for Marriage and Family Counseling
Alabama Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development
Alabama Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values Issues in Counseling
American Association of Christian Counselors - 2017
Omega Nu Lambda - National Collegiate Honor Society - 2018
Canines for Christ Pet Therapy Program - 2020
NAMI - National Alliance on Mental Illness - 2020
Chi Sigma Iota - National Honor Society in Counseling - 2020
National Board for Certified Counselors - 2020
Council for Exceptional Children - 2021
Certified Provider for ADHD Parent Training - 2021
Certified Provider for ADHD Teacher Training - 2022
- Kappa Delta Phi - National Honor Society in Education - 2022
- Omicron Delta Kappa - National Honor Society in Leadership - 2022
- Phi Kappa Phi - National Honor Society in Academics
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Developmental Disorders: Parent Education, Treatment, and Advocacy
2020, Alabama Counseling Association Annual Conference
Classroom to Clinic: ADHD and other Neurodiversities
2021, Alabama Counseling Association Annual Conference
The Best Predictor of Successful ADHD Treatment: EEP - Engaged and Empowered Parents
2021, Alabama Counseling Association Annual Conference
The A-Team for Treating ADHD and Other Neurodiversities
2021, Alabama Counseling Association Annual Conference
VOLUNTEER WORK
Prodisee Pantry - August 2019 - March 2021
Member of Coastal Church in Daphne - March 2015 to May 2020
Youth Ministry Leader
Member of the Hospitality Team
Small-Group Leader
Ladies Basketball Coach at Bayshore Christian School - June 2014 -June 2017
Girl's Basketball Coach with the Fairhope Recreation League - Four Seasons
Girl's and Boy's Soccer Coach with Blast Soccer League -Two seasons
Active Member of Celebration Church of Fairhope - June 2002 to February 2015
- Preschool Curriculum Coordinator and Author 2008-2009
- Children’s Ministry Director for Celebration Church
2004 - 2007
* Preschool through 6th grade
- Preschool Director 2003-2004
Active Member of South River Park Church of God - May 1996 - June 2002
- Youth Director 1999 - 2002
COMPUTER SKILLS
Windows & Mac
Word
Excel
Publisher
Pages
Google Drive
Access
Quickbooks Online
Shopify
Google Drive
Shipstation
Asana
Evernote
Dropbox
OneDrive
Facebook Pages
PhotoShop
Lightroom
WordPress
Blogger
Bit.ly
Twitter
Instagram
Pinterest
Social Media Management programs
Various online systems & more
